Entertainment:
Frankie Muniz is an actor known for the TV shows “Malcom in the Middle” and the movie “Agent Cody Banks” franchise.
Lauren London is an actress known for the TV show “The Game” and the movie “You People”.
Alexandra Beaton is an actress known for the movies “300” and “Single All the Way”.
Catherine Tate is an actress known for the TV shows “The Office” and “The Catherine Tate Show”.
Lisa Marie is an actress known for the movies “We Are Still Here” and “Ed Wood’.
Margaret Cho is an actress known for the TV shows “Drop Dead Diva” and “All-American Girl”.
Kali Rocha is an actress known for the TV shows “Man with a Plan” and “Liv and Maddie”.
Ross Bagley is an actor known for the TV show “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and the movie “The Little Rascals”.
Paula Patton is an actress known for the movies “Warcraft” and “Deja Vu”.
Gabriel Luna is an actor known for the TV shows “Matador” and “Agents of Shield”.
Jeroen Krabbe is an actor known for the movies “The Fugitive” and “The Punisher”.
Alex Kapp is an actress known for the TV shows “The New Adventures of Old Christine” and “Maggie Winters”.
Jim Messina is an singer-songwriter-musician who was a member of the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield, a founding member of the pioneering country rock band Poco, and half of the soft rock duo Loggins and Messina with Kenny Loggins.
John Rzeznik is a singer-songwriter-musician who is best known as the guitarist and front man of the rock band Goo Goo Dolls, with whom he has recorded several chart-topping hits, including “Iris”, “Slide”, and “Name”.
Sports:
Football:
Jim Plunkett is an former quarterback who won Rookie of the Year and won two Super Bowl Championships with the Oakland Raiders where he won one Super Bowl MVP.
Art Monk is a Hall of Fame wide receiver who made three Pro-Bowls and won three Super Bowl Championships with the Washington Redskins.
Basketball:
Josh Smith is a former forward who made one All-Defensive Second-Team and won one Slam Dunk Contest.
Baseball:
Cliff Floyd is a former outfielder who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 1997 with the Florida Marlins.
Christian Yelich is an outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers who has made three All-Star teams and has won one MVP.
AJ Pollock is a former outfielder who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 2020 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Justin Smoak is a former first basemen who made one All-Star team and won one Gold Medal.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Gary Roenicke, Al Moran, John Papa, Bob Sprout, Bill Swaggerty, Dave Hudgens, Scott Munninghoff, Alan Cockrell, German Jimenez, Sam Khalifa, Gene Harris, Scott Lewis, Matt Grott, Andy Stewart, Mike Mahoney, Hanley Frias, Ken Vinning, Josh Stewart, Josh Lueke, Chris Rearick, Ryan Garton, Trevor Megill, Cam Vieaux, Tejay Antone, Julian Fernandez, Nick Nelson & Hayden Wesneski!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Walt Disney was an animator-producer-actor who was a pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned (22) and nominations (59) by an individual. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress and have also been named as some of the greatest films ever by the American Film Institute.
Little Richard was a singer-songwriter-musician who was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Described as the “Architect of Rock and Roll”, Richard’s most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his charismatic showmanship and dynamic music, characterized by frenetic piano playing, pounding backbeat and powerful raspy vocals, laid the foundation for rock and roll. Richard’s innovative emotive vocalizations and up tempo rhythmic music played a key role in the formation of other popular music genres, including soul and funk. He influenced singers and musicians across musical genres from rock to hip hop; his music helped shape rhythm and blues for generations.
Sports:
Basketball:
Bruce Drake was a Hall of Fame head coach who won five Big Six Championships and won one Big Seven Championship.
Baseball:
Gus Mancuso was a catcher who made two All-Star teams and won two World Series Championships.
Dave Ferriss was a starting pitcher who made two All-Star teams.